STAND. COM. REP. 157

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 530

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 530 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii to support current services and expand the economic development program at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a partnership program between the University of Hawaii at Hilo and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Kahului Public Library, County of Hawaii Department of Research and Development, County of Maui Office of Economic Development, Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network, Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, Maui Economic Development Board, and numerous small businesses and individuals.

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of the bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 530 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns,

 

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BRIAN SCHATZ, Chair